Title :
100 W 50 ps gain-switched pulses from vertical-stack laser diode
Author :
Stelmakh, N. ; Lopez, J. ; Smolski, O. ; Roychoudhuri, C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´´Electron. Fondamentale, CNRS, Orsay, France
fDate :
6/8/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The advantages of a vertical stack configuration of laser diodes for high peak power, short-pulse generation under fast electrical pumping are demonstrated. 50 ps, 5 nJ optical pulses from a stack of 10 laser diodes have been obtained. This is the best time performance obtained to date from a multi-element gain-switched laser diode
Keywords :
Q-switching; gradient index optics; laser beams; optical fabrication; optical pulse generation; semiconductor laser arrays; 100 W; 5 nJ; 50 ps; fast electrical pumping; gain-switched pulses; high peak power short-pulse generation; laser diodes; multi-element gain-switched laser diode; optical pulses; time performance; vertical stack configuration; vertical-stack laser diode;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000691
